We explore the relationship between business ownership and attitudes towards financial risk using individual level data drawn from the US <italic>Survey of Consumer Finances</italic> (SCF). The SCF includes a measure of individuals’ attitudes towards risk allowing us to explore the implications of...

We explore the relationship between self-employment and attitudes towards financial risk using individual level data drawn from the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), which includes measures of individuals' attitudes towards hypothetical gambles allowing us to explore the implications of...